to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
dogged perseverance; untiring patience
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
some day; hereafter; at some future time
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
powerful family; powerful clan
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
hokora; small wayside shrine
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
private funds; own funds; private property
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
religious buildings (temples, shrines, pagodas, etc.)
two-storied gate; tower gate
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
criticism; commentary; review
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
repair; renovation; restoration
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
every year; yearly; annually
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day